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UC – San Francisco/ UC – Berkeley San Francisco, CA Ph.D., Bioengineering 2005 – 2009 GPA: 3.9/4.0
UC – Berkeley Haas School of Business Berkeley, CA Management of Technology Certificate 2005 – 2009 Courses: Project Management, Managing Innovation and Change, Entrepreneurial Business of Software, Marketing for High-Tech Entrepreneurs, Introduction to Management of Technology; GPA: 3.9/4.0
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI M.S., Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.7/4.0 2001 - 2003 M.S., Biomedical Engineering GPA: 3.5/4.0
Tufts University Medford, MA Majors: Mechanical Engineering (B.S.M.E.) 1997—2001 Biomedical Engineering Design Magna Cum Laude; GPA: 3.6/4.0
Experience
UC – San Francisco/ UC – Berkeley San Francisco, CA Musculoskeletal and Quantitative Imaging Research 2005 - Present Ph.D. Candidate / Graduate Research Assistant Dissertation focused on image processing, visualization, and quantitative analysis of CT and MR musculoskeletal images; Independently demonstrated the feasibility of automatic alignment for high-resolution bone CT and MR images in clinical studies investigating osteoarthritis and osteoporosis; Performed complex statistical analysis on longitudinal non-parametric data; Engaged in weekly interactions with radiologists and orthopedic surgeons to determine requirements for new imaging protocols and algorithms
General Electric Healthcare (GEHC) Milwaukee, WI Engineering Leadership Program 2003 - 2005 Development Engineer / 2 year engineering and management leadership program GE two year engineering leadership program: intense technical training (a graduate level year-long course) and four six-month business-critical assignments. Projects included: 1) Conducted experiments for the proof of concept of a new x-ray tube cathode design 2) Led software quality validation and compliance with FDA regulations during the roll-out of a new 4D Ultrasound System 3) Implemented an algorithm for non-rigid alignment based on optical flow for MR breast images 4) Created an initial prototype for the automated detection of liver lesions in CT images
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI Orthopedic Research Laboratory 2001 - 2003 Masters candidate / Graduate Research Assistant Team leader for two biomedical-related studies; Phenotyped a transgenic mouse by characterizing its outer-fiber length, bone mineral density, strength, and stiffness; Developed protocols for a compression test; Analyzed femurs and vertebrae with micro-computed tomography, histology, and scanning electron microscopy; Organized and managed the activities of several undergraduates and researchers
Radionics, Inc. Burlington, MA College Senior Project 2000 Designed a phantom device for a quality assurance check for the radiation treatment of head and neck cancer; Introduced to the physics of CT, the importance of bio-compatibility, and how to follow strict safety regulations
Awards and Recognition · Evnin-Wright Graduate Fellowship (2007-2009) · Surbeck Scholar Award (2008) · ARCS Foundation Scholar (2007) · UCSF Graduate Dean's Health Science Fellowship (2006) · Six Sigma Greenbelt Certified (2005) · General Electric Phillippe Volunteer Award Nominee (2005) · University of Michigan Rackham Fellowship (2002) · Tufts Mechanical Engineering Department Award (2001) · Golden Key National Honor Society (2001) · Tau Beta Pi (2001)
Leadership Experiences · Woodhull Young Women's Ethical Leadership Retreat (2007-Nominated by UCSF) · GEHC All Programs Council Exec. Board (2005 - President) · GEHC Edison Engineering Development Program (2003-2005) · First Robotics Volunteer Mentor (2004)
Patents · United States Patent Application #20070081699; filed 9/29/05; "Systems, methods, and apparatus for diagnosis of disease from categorical indices" (General Electric Healthcare) · United States Patent Application #20070081701; filed 9/29/05; "Systems, methods and apparatus for tracking progression and tracking treatment of disease from categorical indices" (General Electric Healthcare) · United States Patent Application #20070081700; filed 9/29/05; "Systems, methods and apparatus for creation of a database of images from categorical indices" (General Electric Healthcare)
Publications Peer Reviewed Papers · Goldenstein J, Kazakia G, Majumdar S. In-Vivo Evaluation of the Presence of Bone Marrow in Cortical Porosity in Postmenopausal Osteopenic Women. Ann Biomed Eng. 2009 In Press.
· Folkesson J, Krug R, Goldenstein J, Issever AS, Fang C, Link TM, Majumdar S.Evaluation of correction methods for coil-induced intensity inhomogeneities and their influence on trabecular bone structure parameters from MR images.Med Phys. 2009 Apr;36(4):1267-74
· Blumenfeld J, Studholme C., Carballido-Gamio J., Carpenter D., Link T.M., Majumdar S. Three-dimensional image registration of MR proximal femur images for the analysis of trabecular bone parameters. Medical Physics. 2008 Oct; 35(10): 4630-4640.
· Blumenfeld J, Carballido-Gamio J, Krug R, Blezek DJ, Hancu I, Majumdar S. Automatic prospective registration of high-resolution trabecular bone images of the tibia. Ann Biomed Eng. 2007 Nov;35(11):1924-31.
Non-Peer Reviewed Papers · Blumenfeld J, Link TM. Bone Quality Assessment. UCSF Images Magazine 2007 pp.9-10
Peer Reviewed Conference Papers · Blumenfeld J, Studholme C., Carballido-Gamio J., Link T.M., Majumdar S. Three-dimensional image registration of MR proximal femur images for the analysis of trabecular bone parameters. Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging ; 2008.
Conference Abstracts · Blumenfeld J, Folkesson J, Kazakia G, Link TM, and Majumdar S. 3D Rigid Registration of MRI and HR-pQCT trabecular bone images. Proceedings of the 17th International Society of Magnetic Resonance Medicine; Honolulu HI, April 2009.
· Blumenfeld J, Carballido-Gamio J, Folkesson J,Carpenter D, Link TM, and Majumdar S. Registration of MR trabecular bone images of the proximal femur in a longitudinal study. Proceedings of the 17th International Society of Magnetic Resonance Medicine; Honolulu HI, April 2009.
· Blumenfeld J, Majumdar S. Automated VOI alignment in determining magnetic resonance trabecular bone parameters for longitudinal studies of the tibia. UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium, San Francisco, California, June 2007.
· Blumenfeld J, Carballido-Gamio J., Majumdar S. Effects of prospective, multi-scale retrospective, and manual retrospective registration on magnetic resonance trabecular bone parameters. Proceedings Computer Aided Radiology and Surgery; Berlin, Germany, June 2007.
· Blumenfeld J, Carballido-Gamio J, Srinivasan R, Blezek DJ, Hancu I, Majumdar S. Automatic pre-scan registration of high-resolution MR bone images of the tibia. UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium, Los Angeles, California, June 2006.
· Blumenfeld J, Carballido-Gamio J., Majumdar S. Automatic prospective registration of high-resolution trabecular bone images of the tibia. Proceedings of the 14th International Society of Magnetic Resonance Medicine; Seattle WA, May 2006.
· Kriegl, J, Oyserman, S, Roller, S, Blumenfeld J et al. Influences of nutrition and physical forces on bone structure/Function Properties. 50th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 2004.
Personal Achievements and Interests · Soccer · Running · Great Midwest Relay (2005,2006), The Relay (2009) · Chicago Marathon (2002) |
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